Carpet-stretcher



(No Model.)

- 0. M. MALLORY.

CARPET STRETGHER.

Patented May 7, 1889..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. MALLORY, OF ALBION, NEIV YORK.

CARPET-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,953, dated May 7, 1889.

Application filed November 28, 1888- Serial No. 292,127. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. MALLoRY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Albion, in the county of Orleans and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Stretchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon,which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in carpet-stretchers; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a carpet-stretch er which is simple and effective in its construction, positive in its operation, easily handled, readily understood, and comparatively inexpensive of manufacture. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved stretcher, partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the drag. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a part of the drag. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the handspike.

A indicates the drag, which is constructed of a board, at, having a series of transverse slots, 0., cut therein. 011 the top side of the said drag a cushion, A, is formed, having a leather cover, a extending down around and secured to the sides of said drag. \Vithin the slots a a series of serrated metallic strips, B, are mounted and held in connection with the drag by metallic strips B secured to the two sides of the drag and bent over the ends of the said serrated strips B. These serrated strips have blunt points I), to prevent injury to the texture of the carpet.

To the ends of the drag metallic guardstrips a are secured at an angle, having lower outwardly-bent ends o Back of said strips a yoke, C, is pivotally secured, having a hooked spike, 0, formed on the central part thereof. The said strips a prevent the said yoke C from falling under the drag.

To the central part of the opposite side of the drag a hook, B, is secured, to which is adapted to be removably attached a drawbail, B which is looped and connected by a headed pi'vot, D, to a handspike, D. A part of the bail B extends beyond the pivot D in the form of a loop, I), which surrounds said handspike and prevents the latter from being forced over too far.

In operation the knee of the operator is placed upon the cushioned side of the drag A, with the handspike D held in the carpet and floor near the wash-board to which the carpet is to be stretched or drawn. The hook of the yoke C is forced into the carpet, and

the pressure of the knee on the drag A forces the serrated strips B down upon the carpet, and in forcing the handspike D over in the direction of the arrow the carpet is drawn or stretched toward the .desired point. It will be seen that when the carpet is stretched it will be prevented from retracting by the serrated strips on the bottom side of the drag and the hooked yoke attached thereto.

I11 case of injury to one of the serrated strips B the metallic strips B may be bent back and one or any number of the same be removed and readjusted or replaced by others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a carpet-stretcher, the combination of the drag having transverse slots in the bottom thereof and a cushion on the top side, metallic strips mounted in said slots having blunt-pointed serrations, metallic strips secured to the sides of the drag bent over the ends of said serrated strip to secure the same, the rear yoke pivotally attached to the drag, having a central spike-hook, and the bail removably attached to the rear side of the drag and of itself secured to a handspike, substantially as described.

2. In a carpet-stretcher, the combination of the drag, the handspike, and the bail attached to said spike removably connected to said drag, and having a loop, 5, beyond its pivotal point to limit the movement of the handspike, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. M. MALLORY. 

